A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology
Though probably part of an older Greek oral tradition, the popular European story of a 'Beauty' m... more Though probably part of an older Greek oral tradition, the popular European story of a 'Beauty' marrying a 'Beast,' discovering his inner beauty, losing him for lack of trust or by thoughtlessness, and regaining him through a long and arduous quest, had its first literary appearance in the Latin novel The Golden Ass, written by Apuleius, a Hellenistic philosopher, who lived in North Africa during the second-century, CE.
The Rise and Fall of Goritz's Feasts* by JULIA HAIG GAISSER A T HIS FESTIVAL IN 1513 the talking ... more The Rise and Fall of Goritz's Feasts* by JULIA HAIG GAISSER A T HIS FESTIVAL IN 1513 the talking statue Pasquino took the character of Apollo to celebrate the election of Leo X and to predict a golden age of patronage and poetry. "I used to be an exile," Pasquino/Apollo remarks, "But I'm back in Leo's reign. / So burn your midnight oil, boys, / And follow in my train, / For no one leaves my Leo / Without a handsome gain. / Bards will sing for prizes, /And they'll not sing in vain."2 The new era lived up to Pasquino's expectations, for the Roman humanists were rewarded and entertained not only in the papal court but also, less formally, in the vigne of numerous Maecenases and fellow poets, where they came together in literary groups, or sodalities, to dine, exchange their poetry, and celebrate the shared ideals of the humanist community. 3 The literary and convivial spirit of the age seemed to find its perfect expression in the hospitality ofJohannes Goritz. Goritz had arrived in Rome from his native Luxembourg sometime during the reign of Alexander VI and soon became well established in the Curia, first as a registrar of supplications and later as a papal protonotary. Each year he celebrated the feast of Saint Anne (July 26) at the altar he had commissioned in her honor in the church of S. Agostino and feted the humanists with a poetry contest and an elaborate banquet in his vigna. The humanists called him Coricius or Coritius, in allusion both to the Corician cave of the Muses on Mount Parnassus and to the wonderful old gardener in the Fourth *A version of this paper was read at the meeting of the Renaissance Society of America at Stanford in April 1992. I wish to thank Phyllis Bober, Ingrid Rowland, and Kenneth Gouwens for many valuable comments and suggestions. 'On Pasquino, see the important study of Reynolds. See also Silenzi; and Gnoli, 1938, 164-84, 300-29. 2"Exul eram: redii tandem, regnante Leone. / Nunc iuvenes studiis vigilate meis. / Namque Leone meo nemo indonatus abibit. / Carminibus vates munera magna ferent." The verses, from Carmina apposita Pasquillo anno MDXIII (Rome, 15I3), are quoted from Gnoli, I938, 178. Gnoli reproduces the frontispiece showing Apollo from the collection of 1513 (179). The translation, like the other translations in this paper, is my own. 3For the sodalities see Gnoli, I938, 136-63; D'Amico, 89-114. The locus classicus for the tone and character of the Roman sodalities is the nostalgic letter ofJacopo Sadoleto to Angelo Colocci in 1529. Sadoleto, 117-22.
This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, gen... more This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, genres of classical literature, and the most important themes in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty-five and forty concise essays written by individual scholars within their area of specialization. The essays are written in a clear, provocative, and lively manner, designed for an international audience of scholars, students, and general readers.
Page 1. THREADS IN THE LABYRINTH: COMPETING VIEWS AND VOICES IN CATULLUS 64 ... A poem of twists ... more Page 1. THREADS IN THE LABYRINTH: COMPETING VIEWS AND VOICES IN CATULLUS 64 ... A poem of twists and turns, blind alleys, and internal and external contradictions, Catullus' masterpiece is both a web and a labyrinth.' ENTERING THE LABYRINTH ...
Transactions of the American Philological Association, 2007
<p>DTP Notes</p> <p>1. When there is a greek extract followed by the english tr... more <p>DTP Notes</p> <p>1. When there is a greek extract followed by the english translation remove the space below the greek extract.</p>
... A version of this paper was read at the meeting of the International Society for the Classica... more ... A version of this paper was read at the meeting of the International Society for the Classical Tradition in Tubingen in August 1992. 1 wish to thank Mark Edwards, Helen North, and Susan Treggiari, as well as the editor and referees of CW, for many helpful suggestions. ...
Seeking out rare and precious texts, or book hunting, was a favorite pursuit of the Renaissance h... more Seeking out rare and precious texts, or book hunting, was a favorite pursuit of the Renaissance humanists, but the activity had been practiced with enthusiasm (and often guile) since antiquity. This paper discusses the phenomenon over time, looking at representative book hunters from Aulus Gellius (second century CE) to Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459), who was probably the most famous book hunter of them all. I will consider the discoveries of Catullus, Cicero’s Letters to Atticus, and Apuleius as well as several of the most famous finds of Poggio himself, emhasizing in each case the circumstances and method of discovery, the importance of the find, and the fate of the discovered book. The paper will close with a brief epilogue on some modern book hunters.
A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology
Though probably part of an older Greek oral tradition, the popular European story of a 'Beauty' m... more Though probably part of an older Greek oral tradition, the popular European story of a 'Beauty' marrying a 'Beast,' discovering his inner beauty, losing him for lack of trust or by thoughtlessness, and regaining him through a long and arduous quest, had its first literary appearance in the Latin novel The Golden Ass, written by Apuleius, a Hellenistic philosopher, who lived in North Africa during the second-century, CE.
The Rise and Fall of Goritz's Feasts* by JULIA HAIG GAISSER A T HIS FESTIVAL IN 1513 the talking ... more The Rise and Fall of Goritz's Feasts* by JULIA HAIG GAISSER A T HIS FESTIVAL IN 1513 the talking statue Pasquino took the character of Apollo to celebrate the election of Leo X and to predict a golden age of patronage and poetry. "I used to be an exile," Pasquino/Apollo remarks, "But I'm back in Leo's reign. / So burn your midnight oil, boys, / And follow in my train, / For no one leaves my Leo / Without a handsome gain. / Bards will sing for prizes, /And they'll not sing in vain."2 The new era lived up to Pasquino's expectations, for the Roman humanists were rewarded and entertained not only in the papal court but also, less formally, in the vigne of numerous Maecenases and fellow poets, where they came together in literary groups, or sodalities, to dine, exchange their poetry, and celebrate the shared ideals of the humanist community. 3 The literary and convivial spirit of the age seemed to find its perfect expression in the hospitality ofJohannes Goritz. Goritz had arrived in Rome from his native Luxembourg sometime during the reign of Alexander VI and soon became well established in the Curia, first as a registrar of supplications and later as a papal protonotary. Each year he celebrated the feast of Saint Anne (July 26) at the altar he had commissioned in her honor in the church of S. Agostino and feted the humanists with a poetry contest and an elaborate banquet in his vigna. The humanists called him Coricius or Coritius, in allusion both to the Corician cave of the Muses on Mount Parnassus and to the wonderful old gardener in the Fourth *A version of this paper was read at the meeting of the Renaissance Society of America at Stanford in April 1992. I wish to thank Phyllis Bober, Ingrid Rowland, and Kenneth Gouwens for many valuable comments and suggestions. 'On Pasquino, see the important study of Reynolds. See also Silenzi; and Gnoli, 1938, 164-84, 300-29. 2"Exul eram: redii tandem, regnante Leone. / Nunc iuvenes studiis vigilate meis. / Namque Leone meo nemo indonatus abibit. / Carminibus vates munera magna ferent." The verses, from Carmina apposita Pasquillo anno MDXIII (Rome, 15I3), are quoted from Gnoli, I938, 178. Gnoli reproduces the frontispiece showing Apollo from the collection of 1513 (179). The translation, like the other translations in this paper, is my own. 3For the sodalities see Gnoli, I938, 136-63; D'Amico, 89-114. The locus classicus for the tone and character of the Roman sodalities is the nostalgic letter ofJacopo Sadoleto to Angelo Colocci in 1529. Sadoleto, 117-22.
This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, gen... more This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, genres of classical literature, and the most important themes in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty-five and forty concise essays written by individual scholars within their area of specialization. The essays are written in a clear, provocative, and lively manner, designed for an international audience of scholars, students, and general readers.
Page 1. THREADS IN THE LABYRINTH: COMPETING VIEWS AND VOICES IN CATULLUS 64 ... A poem of twists ... more Page 1. THREADS IN THE LABYRINTH: COMPETING VIEWS AND VOICES IN CATULLUS 64 ... A poem of twists and turns, blind alleys, and internal and external contradictions, Catullus&#x27; masterpiece is both a web and a labyrinth.&#x27; ENTERING THE LABYRINTH ...
Transactions of the American Philological Association, 2007
<p>DTP Notes</p> <p>1. When there is a greek extract followed by the english tr... more <p>DTP Notes</p> <p>1. When there is a greek extract followed by the english translation remove the space below the greek extract.</p>
... A version of this paper was read at the meeting of the International Society for the Classica... more ... A version of this paper was read at the meeting of the International Society for the Classical Tradition in Tubingen in August 1992. 1 wish to thank Mark Edwards, Helen North, and Susan Treggiari, as well as the editor and referees of CW, for many helpful suggestions. ...
Seeking out rare and precious texts, or book hunting, was a favorite pursuit of the Renaissance h... more Seeking out rare and precious texts, or book hunting, was a favorite pursuit of the Renaissance humanists, but the activity had been practiced with enthusiasm (and often guile) since antiquity. This paper discusses the phenomenon over time, looking at representative book hunters from Aulus Gellius (second century CE) to Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459), who was probably the most famous book hunter of them all. I will consider the discoveries of Catullus, Cicero’s Letters to Atticus, and Apuleius as well as several of the most famous finds of Poggio himself, emhasizing in each case the circumstances and method of discovery, the importance of the find, and the fate of the discovered book. The paper will close with a brief epilogue on some modern book hunters.
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